Publications

Examining the impact of sustained virologic response (SVR) and illicit (injection and noninjection) drug use on kidney function among hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV co-infected individuals

Assessing whether HIV risk differed by referral source among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex (gbMSM) screening for an HIV PrEP demonstration project

Examining the presence and contributors to posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms amongst women living with HIV

Describing shifts in HIV transmission rates and treatment between the emergence of HIV and today

Demonstrating that protease inhibitor based-cART exposure beginning on day 1 of pregnancy was associated with a pro-angiogenic/pro-branching shift in the placenta driven by lower Flt-1 levels and higher Gcm-1 expression

Aiming to investigate the prevalence of recent Crystal Methamphetamine (CM) use over time, examining the association between HIV treatment optimism and CM use and initiation, and identify correlates of recent CM use and predictors of CM initiation amongst men who have sex with men

Characterizing faecal bacterial communities of infants and mothers participating in a South African birth cohort, comparing HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed infants

Conducting in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 25 HIV-positive gay men in Toronto to gain an understanding of their knowledge and experiences related to HPV and the HPV vaccine

Testing pathways from multiple types of stigma (HIV-related, racial, gender) to physical and mental HR-QoL utilizing baseline survey data from a national cohort of women living with HIV in Canada

Examining the individual, organizational, and external level factors associated with the effective implementation of WelTel, an mHealth intervention designed to support outpatient medication adherence and engagement in care in Africa and North America